What was the outcome in the last meeting? Boston Red Sox 7 – 6 Cleveland Indians

THE TEAM NEWS

BOSTON RED SOX

The Red Sox have gone 2-3 in their last five games, although that doesn't tell the whole story since each of their last three games has been decided by one run.

David Price and Steven Wright remain sidelined for Boston, while Michael Chavis was also sent to the 10-day injured list with a shoulder problem.

At the time of writing the Boston Red Sox have not announced their starting pitcher for this game. Their 10-game record reads 4-6.

CLEVELAND INDIANS

The Indians are 3-2 in their last five games, but their offense has been quite good of late since Cleveland have scored at least six runs in four of those outings. They have also gone 7-3 in their last 10 games.

Yasiel Puig is out of this game due to a suspension, but should be eligible to return on Thursday while Danny Salazar, Corey Kluber, Carlos Carrasco, Bradley Zimmer and Dan Otero are all injured.

2019 All-Star Game MVP Shane Bieber will get the start for Cleveland here. Bieber has a 12-4 record with a 3.28 ERA and 193 strikeouts this season but has been on fire in his last four starts, posting a 1.69 ERA with 37 strikeouts and two complete innings across 32.0 innings over that span.

THE PREDICTION

Both the Indians and the Red Sox keep trying to make a playoff push, but Cleveland have looked much better in recent weeks and they also have a clear edge in the pitching department with Bieber on the mound. That should be enough to have Cleveland as favourites here.

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